Memorial Day 2011

Longmont Mayor Bryan Baum, right, greets Bob Connor, veteran of World War II and the Korean War, as American Legion Post 32 hosts a Memorial Day service at Mountain View Cemetery in Longmont on Monday, May 30, 2011. (Richard M. Hackett/Times-Call)

Longmont Mayor Bryan Baum reads economist Barry Asmus' speech from the Statute of Liberty rededication in 1986, which extolled the virtues of the United States and its diverse population, as American Legion Post 32 hosts a Memorial Day service at Mountain View Cemetery in Longmont on Monday, May 30, 2011. (Richard M. Hackett/Times-Call)

Sierra Bruner addresses the audience as American Legion Post 32 hosts a Memorial Day service at Mountain View Cemetery in Longmont on Monday, May 30, 2011. Three Altona Middle School eighth graders Ñ Sierra Bruner, Grant Moore and Jack Poole Ñ who met President Barack Obama and toured the White House during their D.C. trip, spoke briefly, thanking veterans for their service. (Richard M. Hackett/Times-Call)

Grant Moore addresses the audience as American Legion Post 32 hosts a Memorial Day service at Mountain View Cemetery in Longmont on Monday, May 30, 2011. Three Altona Middle School eighth graders Ñ Sierra Bruner, Grant Moore and Jack Poole Ñ who met President Barack Obama and toured the White House during their D.C. trip, spoke briefly, thanking veterans for their service. (Richard M. Hackett/Times-Call)

Jack Poole addresses the audience as American Legion Post 32 hosts a Memorial Day service at Mountain View Cemetery in Longmont on Monday, May 30, 2011. Three Altona Middle School eighth graders Ñ Sierra Bruner, Grant Moore and Jack Poole Ñ who met President Barack Obama and toured the White House during their D.C. trip, spoke briefly, thanking veterans for their service. (Richard M. Hackett/Times-Call)

American Legion Post 32 and Honor Guard member Terry Carroll holds the American flag during a Memorial Day service at Mountain View Cemetery in Longmont on Monday, May 30, 2011. (Richard M. Hackett/Times-Call)

Altona Middle School teacher Linda Goertz places a wreath on behalf of the Daughters of the American Revolution during a Memorial Day service at Mountain View Cemetery in Longmont on Monday, May 30, 2011. (Richard M. Hackett/Times-Call)

American Legion Post 32 and Honor Guard member Terry Carroll holds the American flag during a Memorial Day service at Mountain View Cemetery in Longmont on Monday, May 30, 2011. (Richard M. Hackett/Times-Call)

Veteran Dick Kounovsky poses for a photo with his daughter, Jill Ermentraut, and her daughters Heidi, 6, left, and Aislin, 8, during a Memorial Day service at Mountain View Cemetery in Longmont on Monday, May 30, 2011. (Richard M. Hackett/Times-Call)

Candido Palomarez III, left, and his parents Elma and Candido Palomarez Jr. attend the dedication of a memorial to U.S. Army Sgt. Isaac Palomarez, who died May 9, 2008, after his patrol encountered a roadside bomb and came under fire in Afghanistan, at Duran's Hobby Acres north of Longmont on Monday, May 30, 2011. Palomarez, a 2001 Loveland High School graduate, grew up in Longmont and worked at Duran's for a summer while he was home from Colorado State University in Fort Collins. (Richard M. Hackett/Times-Call)

From left, Skyline High School girls' choir members Annie Lawrence, Liz Lichti, Ana Duran and Savannah Ansel sing the National Anthem during the dedication of a memorial to U.S. Army Sgt. Isaac Palomarez at Duran's Hobby Acres north of Longmont on Monday, May 30, 2011. Palomarez, a 2001 Loveland High School graduate, was killed in Afghanistan in 2008. (Richard M. Hackett/Times-Call)

Robert Duran speaks during the dedication of a memorial to U.S. Army Sgt. Isaac Palomarez at Duran's Hobby Acres north of Longmont on Monday, May 30, 2011. Palomarez died May 9, 2008, after his patrol encountered a roadside bomb and came under fire in Afghanistan. Palomarez, a 2001 Loveland High School graduate, grew up in Longmont and worked at Duran's for a summer while he was home from Colorado State University in Fort Collins. (Richard M. Hackett/Times-Call

Ray Athey lays a wreath on behalf of the Military Order of the Purple Heart during the dedication of a memorial to U.S. Army Sgt. Isaac Palomarez at Duran's Hobby Acres north of Longmont on Monday, May 30, 2011. Palomarez, a 2001 Loveland High School graduate, was killed in Afghanistan in 2008. (Richard M. Hackett/Times-Call)

Candido Palomarez III recounts a story about his younger brother, U.S. Army Sgt. Isaac Palomarez, during the dedication of a memorial at Duran's Hobby Acres north of Longmont on Monday, May 30, 2011. Palomarez, a 2001 Loveland High School graduate, was killed in Afghanistan in 2008. (Richard M. Hackett/Times-Call)

Candido Palomarez Jr. speaks about his son, U.S. Army Sgt. Isaac Palomarez, during the dedication of a memorial at Duran's Hobby Acres north of Longmont on Monday, May 30, 2011. Palomarez, a 2001 Loveland High School graduate, was killed in Afghanistan in 2008. (Richard M. Hackett/Times-Call)

American Legion Post 32 Captain Dennis Sindelir raises the flag from half-staff to full-staff during the dedication of a memorial to U.S. Army Sgt. Isaac Palomarez at Duran's Hobby Acres north of Longmont on Monday, May 30, 2011. Palomarez, a 2001 Loveland High School graduate, was killed in Afghanistan in 2008. (Richard M. Hackett/Times-Call)